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Use Finally For Guaranteed Code Execution

Java’s exception handling mechanism provides developers with an elegant, easy-to-use way to handle exceptional situations in their programs. For example, if there is a file operation to be performed, one

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BigDecimal Numbers and Formatting

[float]s and [double]s are useful for graphics and possible statistics.However they are not recommended for certain calculations requiring absoluteaccuracy, such as when they involve money . That’s because the results

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Range of Ports Available to ServerSockets

The java.net.ServerSocket class implements a server socket. A server socket waits for requests to come in over the network. It performs some operation based on that request, and then possibly

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Sorting Arrays of Primitive Types

Sorting arrays of primitive types (byte, char, double, float, int, long, and short) is easy.Example: import java.util.*;import java.awt.*;class SortDBL // Sorts an array of randomly generated double values.{ public static

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The Comparable Interface: [java.util.Comparable]

This interface defines the way in which objects are to be compared. Anobject that implements this can be sorted as easily as any primitive, such asthe [String] class… import java.util.*;import

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‘Wait Please…’ Implementation

It is a common task for servlet (JSP) developers to have to display something with a server-based operation (calculation) that wastes a lot of time. Suppose you have a very